Monday, July 06, 2009

What I Read

Recently, a co-worker spotted me with a copy of City of Ashes, book two in the Mortal Instruments trilogy. When my colleague asked what the book was about, she was a bit taken aback to learn that I was reading [whispering] young adult supernatural fiction. I could only laugh at her surprise. Then I proceeded to tell her why I ready YA fiction, despite being an almost-33 year-old:

1) Most books are relatively clean. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not a prude nor do I think all books that contain sex scenes should be burned. But I have enough life experience, and imagination, that I don't need every gory detail laid out on the page in front of me.

2) I need the mindless entertainment. YA novels, in general, aren't very deep. They are quick, easy reads that entertain me. Between work and school, I get enough of the "serious" stuff. Give me the fluff, already!

3) Escapism. I'm an adult (though some might disagree) and I love to forget all my worries and live in some imaginary world that deals with with the supernatural. If you give me a choice between a dissertation on American foreign policy and a fat novel about demon-hunting teenagers, I'm going to pick the demon hunters every time.

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About Me

I'm a cross between Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and the Girl Next Door (in my dreams). In reality I'm an incredibly sassy and slightly sarcastic 30 something finishing my undgrad degree at ASU and contemplating my options for grad school. I'm an adrenaline junkie in the purest sense of the word and enjoy hunting, fishing and the color blue (translation- I'm a country girl at heart). I'm a self-proclaimed bibliophile who possesses a penchant good music, good movies and even better friends.